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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Happy Independence Day, Ukraine. Nobody is doing more today to defend democracy than Ukrainians, and those of us who value liberty for all should help them prevail. З Днем Незалежності! 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦

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Salome @salome-gongadze.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

what is it with ex obama people and misreading the room lol? this whole thing sparked a news cycle and endless earned media, feels like a slam dunk to me

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Bar-wide boos when Gianni Infantino and Marco Rubio came on at the #WorldCup game

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Russia is giving Iran targeting data to kill Americans, plus the technology and tactics it developed in its war on Ukraine to help Iran stay in the fight. The Trump White House thoughtlessly pretended that Russia's war doesn't affect us. Dead wrong.

wsj.com

Exclusive | Russia Is Sharing Satellite Imagery and Drone Technology With Iran

Moscow has expanded intelligence sharing and military cooperation to help keep Tehran in the fight against U.S. and Israeli military might.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I'm a fan of hyperlocal news in DC but the battering of the Washington Post has definitely left a hole in the city. A "Washington Sun" with 100+ staff covering local and national is something to be excited about!

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

OTD in 2016 @msf.ca stopped sharing the locations of their Syrian hospitals with Russian Air Force cos we kept using the info to bomb them. The EU punished me for this by agreeing to open nordstrean 2. www.theguardian.com/world/2016/f...

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MSF stops sharing Syria hospital locations after 'deliberate' attacks

Médecins Sans Frontières believes giving GPS coordinates of its facilities to Assad and Russian forces increases chance of direct targeting

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Salome @salome-gongadze.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

A country with a literal “Revolution of Dignity” will not back down when it comes to commemorating innocent people killed in war - and they do not accept false equivalencies or regulations about expression

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Salome @salome-gongadze.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Heraskevych’s choice to forfeit the medal chance instead of give up the memorial helmet is the biggest story in Ukraine today. Everyone is heartbroken but there is a unanimous consensus that this was what had to happen rather than to give up.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Bezos's Washington Post notes that it was Texas that started the redistricting war—but rather than call for an end to partisan gerrymandering and give all voters a level playing field, the Editorial Board merely urges voters to reject *Democratic* gerrymandering.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Friends, an update: This week I joined @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social's team as her new Legislative Assistant for Military & Foreign Affairs. I'm thrilled to join Congresswoman Kaptur's team and to serve the people of Northwest Ohio. It's a big change, but an exciting one.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

2000 Meters to Andriivka was snubbed by the Oscars, but it's still the absolute best documentary of modern warfare. When the soldiers who survived stood up after the film's premier in Kyiv last summer, they received a 15 minute standing ovation. Watch here 👇

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2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Yes, because when I think of the “Russian threat” at this exact moment I obviously think about Greenland and nowhere else!

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Great new @cepa.org report from Marianna Fakhurdinova on military assistance to Ukraine. Here's one of many findings: how have the weapons sent from the US to Ukraine impacted what systems the US still has available?

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The ultimate lesson of the Weimar Era, historians say, lies not in any particular parallel, but in a point that is both obvious and often overlooked: Democracies are imperfect institutions that need to be constantly defended, because they can be torn down from within.

nytimes.com

A Failed State Shaped the 20th Century. Can Today’s Leaders Avoid Its Fate?

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Seizing tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet is the right move. Often uninsured and aging, these vessels are floating espionage and environmental risks. Seizing them sends an important message to Moscow. Congress has legislation tee’d up to expand shadow fleet sanctions.

washingtonpost.com

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged tanker that fled Venezuela blockade

The tanker Marinera had been pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard for weeks.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

If the US is smart, we'll partner with our friends in Ukraine and learn from their remarkable wins in digital governance. It's smart policy (and politics!) to take the best ideas out there and use them 📲

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

5 years ago there was consensus that January 6 was a riot to overturn American democracy. Now the Trump admin is rewriting history—it pardoned the perpetrators, deleted records of their cases, and fired the prosecutors. @npr.org is preserving a public archive of what really happened.

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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack

NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

What happened to “with Liberty and Justice for all?”

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The NDAA is finally passed—so what’s in it for Ukraine? I break it down for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social. My take: While it includes most welcome support for Kyiv, the NDAA’s Ukraine provisions are largely about mitigating potential harm from the Trump administration.

atlanticcouncil.org

What’s in the new US defense bill for Ukraine?

The NDAA includes the best legislative support from Congress that Ukraine has received all year. At the same time, it also underscores the dramatic reduction in overall US support for Ukraine during 2...

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 09/12/2025

New: Zelenskyy told European leaders he feared the EU would drop a plan for a “reparations loan” to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian central bank assets, mainly over fears of upsetting Trump and losing support on Euro defence and security guarantees. w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com www.ft.com/content/ea36...

ft.com

Trump gives Zelenskyy ‘days’ to respond to peace proposal

Ukrainian president pressed by US envoys for a swift response with an aim to agree ceasefire with Russia ‘by Christmas’

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If we are indeed at the end of this latest round of Ukraine negotiations, it's important to keep in mind that the party to blame for a collapse in talks is Russia. Russia keeps pushing for more, even demanding fortified land it cannot take by force.

washingtonpost.com

Zelensky rules out ceding land to Russia, refusing to bow to Putin or Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory, not to hasten peace talks, not to satisfy Washington and not under pressure from Moscow.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

After weeks of backroom negotiations, Congress is poised to pass a defense spending bill filled with some rather good provisions to assist Ukraine and put up obstacles to the Trump admin's attempts to divert Ukraine aid or cut off intel support. Here's what's in the bill 👇🧵

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Just read through the new National Defense Authorization Act text to see what provisions are in for Ukraine. I’ll have a thread up later with the full breakdown but TL;DR is Congress is poised to pass some rather good legislation to assist Ukraine.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

“The ghosts of corruption still haunt Ukraine’s corridors of power, but impunity is giving way to accountability,” writes Myroslava Gongadze. “This is exactly the transformation that many Ukrainians are fighting for, and one of the main reasons why Ukraine scares Putin so much.”

atlanticcouncil.org

Ukraine’s warning to the West: A bad peace will lead to a bigger war

It is delusional to think that sacrificing Ukraine will satisfy Russia. Instead, a bad peace will only lead to a bigger war, while the price of today's hesitation will ultimately be far higher than th...

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Last time I was in Ukraine, a popular Telegram blogger gifted me a “Make Ukraine Nuclear Again” shirt. Since then, opinion polls have found a plurality of Ukrainians think nuclear weapons are the best security guarantee. Important piece from @cjcmichel.bsky.social.

wsj.com

Opinion | A Bad Ukraine Deal Could Spur Nuclear Proliferation

From Warsaw to Seoul, allies are asking if they can rely on the U.S. to protect them against aggression.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Here’s your must-listen podcast for the weekend 👇 @economist.com’s deep dive into Mindich-gate and the genuine heroism of Ukraine’s anticorruption investigators is excellent. This may be Ukraine’s largest-ever corruption scandal, but it’s also a genuine triumph for accountability and anticorruption.

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The Weekend Intelligence: Operation Midas

Podcast Episode · Economist Podcasts · 12/06/2025 · 44m

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

“As long as Russia keeps making battlefield gains, it is unlikely to pursue meaningful negotiation to end the war,” writes @thestudyofwar.bsky.social’s George Barros. “All of the Trump administration’s diplomacy will amount to little until Russia’s advances are stopped cold.”

washingtonpost.com

Opinion | Ominous maps of a falling fortress city reveal a change in Ukraine war

Putting Russia’s campaign to capture the Ukrainian fortress city into perspective.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

What did we think was going to happen? Just two weeks ago, the United States threatened to withhold arms sales for Ukraine that were *already paid for* by European allies. After a year of policy like that, it's hard to make the case that the United States is reliable.

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders. What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

It's actually a crazy result that Canada was able to join Europe's €150 billion rearmament scheme but talks with London broke down, so the United Kingdom won't take part.

politico.eu

Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme

The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/11/2025

Rep. Don Bacon: "We saw that WSJ article yesterday that many people around the president are hoping to make billions of dollars—these are all billionaires in their own right—from an agreement from Russia, if they get a favorable agreement with Ukraine. That alarms me tremendously."

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Here’s a question: when Putin explicitly rejects signing a peace deal with Ukraine because he says it’s democratic government is illegitimate, why doesn’t Trump pressure Putin? Especially after today’s WSJ report, the role that Trumpworld’s business interests play here can’t be ignored.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Congressional backlash to the Kremlin-designed 28-point proposal to end the war in Ukraine was significant. But unless Congress starts passing legislation to mandate—not authorize—sanctions on Russia & military assistance to Ukraine, its role in all of this will remain marginal.

atlanticcouncil.org

Trump’s latest Ukraine peace proposal sparks strong Republican reaction

Congress is clearly eager to help Trump force Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Capitalizing on the revised peace framework agreed by US and Ukrainian negotiators will now require action from both sid...

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

NEW: The frontline in Ukraine is not facing imminent collapse despite recent Russian gains and Kremlin assertions. (1/4) Read the full Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 28, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar112825 More Key Takeaways ⬇️

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

The Kremlin bet that offering lucrative business deals would convince the White House to ignore its war crimes in Ukraine. The bet paid off. Also, get a look at the kicker here. Why, Witkoff asks, would Ukraine want missiles when it can get a tariff exemption?

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Andriy Yermak’s ousting is likely to find plenty of fans among Ukraine's partners—certainly here in Washington, where the Trump admin has been open about not wanting to work with him. But more importantly, it's a win for the rule of law in Ukraine. Me on BBC News 👇

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Doug Klain - BBC News on Yermak's resignation and Ukraine peace talks | November 28, 2025

YouTube video by Doug Klain

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

It’s a big news day for Ukraine. I’ll be joining BBC News at 1500 ET to break down the latest.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Andriy Yermak just resigned as he faced an anticorruption investigation. It's a political earthquake in Ukraine likely to find significant approval from Kyiv's international partners, and a sign that Ukraine's anticorruption institutions remain strong.

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Jim Goldgeier @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Ukraine is in Europe. And he’s attacking it every day.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Just like that. After a week of frantic diplomacy and U.S. threats against Ukraine, Putin rejects ANY agreement. The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

As we reach President Trump's Thanksgiving deadline for Ukraine to agree to a peace deal, President Zelenskyy says another "thank you" for US support after negotiators agreed to a partial framework in Geneva. I'm joining @thetimes.com Radio in 2 hours to talk about what comes next.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

New: NATO and Ukraine are launching a defense innovation competition to award tens of millions of euros to develop new counter-UAS systems, air defense solutions, and secure frontline communications that will strengthen Ukraine and NATO allies.

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NATO and Ukraine announce new joint-initiative to accelerate defence innovation: UNITE – Brave NATO

Ukraine and NATO announced the launch of UNITE – Brave NATO, the Ukraine-NATO Innovation, Technology and Engineering programme on 25 November 2025. UNITE – Brave NATO is the first joint NATO-Ukraine p...

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

My latest for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social. After going all of 2025 without passing any legislation on Ukraine—the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion—congressional Republicans spent the last week putting remarkable pressure on the White House over its proposed Ukraine deal.

atlanticcouncil.org

Trump’s latest Ukraine peace proposal sparks strong Republican reaction

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

If Russia receives amnesty for the more than 170,000 war crimes being investigated by Ukraine, it would remove the legal and financial underpinning for the €140 billion reparations loan planned by the EU, says @razomforukraine.org's Yuliya Ziskina.

ft.com

US peace plan: what could Ukraine compromise on?

Turning the document into something acceptable for Kyiv and its European allies will be a mammoth diplomatic undertaking

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

The president may have inherited the war, but he’ll own the peace. So let’s get it right.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Ukraine is fighting a war for its very survival. It’s unacceptable for their freedom to be jeopardized by bureaucratic infighting and incompetence in the US government.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

If you’re confused about the Trump administration’s position on this Ukraine deal, you’re correct. Rubio now says it is *not* the position of the admin, just that it was *received* and is being shared with Ukraine. Backlash in Washington has been intense and isn’t going away.

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